Ammo Supply On Hand

[Gary119]

I have a question for all you. Just for fun suppose you had a revolver, semi-auto handgun, bolt action rifle, semi-auto rifle and a special gun (Antique, Collectible, Overly Cool, etc) . NOT caring what caliber they are. What amount of ammo would you think is right for each? The reason I ask is I have seen someone who thinks 50 rounds of 9mm is enough ammo at one time. I shoot 100 rounds a lot of weekends, it would stink to shoot 50, run to store, get back, then shoot 50 more. Me I would think 1000 rounds would be just fine. NOT ASKING HOW MANY YOU HAVE, but in a perfect world how many would you think is right to have? .........WHY?

1) Revolver?

2) Semi auto handgun?

3) Bolt action rifle?

4) Semi auto rifle?

5) Special Gun? (Antique, Collectible, Overly Cool, etc)

(1st edit, not about how much you can afford, just what do you think is the right amount)

 

[mikefraz]

I've always liked having 1000 rounds for each caliber.

 

[2A_Tom]

Whatever I have is not nearly enough!

 

[BogWalker]

Depends on how much you shoot and your current financial means.

 

[ryang]

At least 100 rounds for each gun (just incase a range day comes) probably 1,000+ rounds for every gun that would be used in the worst situations.

 

[DRob]

I don't have any ammo. It makes my guns too noisy!

 

[42769vette]

In my mind its easier to plan ammo storage on how long it takes me to use it. I keep enough ammo to shoot as often as I normally do for 2 years without being forced to buy any.

If I shoot x gun 5k rounds a year, I have 10k rounds on hand.
If I shoot y gun 500 rounds a year, I have 1k rounds on hand.
ETC

By following the above when we have a "ammo shortage" your not likely to be effected until after the shortage is over, and you have to re stock the supply.

 

[OutdoorDad]

I try to keep at least enough on hand for a reasonable period of sustained fire with each. Some, I'm more comfortable than others in going for an extended period or a truncated period.

But generally, I try for "reasonable".

 

[pudly]

In my mind its easier to plan ammo storage on how long it takes me to use it. I keep enough ammo to shoot as often as I normally do for 2 years without being forced to buy any.

If I shoot x gun 5k rounds a year, I have 10k rounds on hand.
If I shoot y gun 500 rounds a year, I have 1k rounds on hand.
ETC

By following the above when we have a "ammo shortage" your not likely to be effected until after the shortage is over, and you have to re stock the supply.

^This. I like shooting .22s, but have only purchased twice in the three years since Sandy Hook. My supply is still in pretty good shape. Being subject to the whims of mass murderers, anti-gunner tantrums, and panicked ammo buyers is for those who like paying higher prices and not finding ammo when needed.

 

[Gary119]

In my mind its easier to plan ammo storage on how long it takes me to use it. I keep enough ammo to shoot as often as I normally do for 2 years without being forced to buy any.

If I shoot x gun 5k rounds a year, I have 10k rounds on hand.
If I shoot y gun 500 rounds a year, I have 1k rounds on hand.
ETC

Part of this is the 22 shortage. Have enough to last you through. Enough gas in your car, enough food in the cabinet, enough firewood for winter etc.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Whatever I have is not nearly enough!

[h=1]“A man can never have too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition” - Rudyard Kipling[/h]

 

[boogieman]

If you know how much you have then it probably isn't enough.

 

[EvilKidsMeal]

If you know how much you have then it probably isn't enough.

Unless you're like me and keep a detailed spread sheet of all the different callibers, right down to a single cartridge

That being said there are many calibers I feel I need to pad.

 

[raptrbreth]

Reminds me, I need more

 

[throttletony]

I (now) don't shoot nearly as often as I'd like. With my finances, I'm sitting at about 500 rds per caliber that I shoot, plus the components to reload another 500-1000 per caliber.

 

[Route 45]

I've got about 1000 for each caliber of semiauto that I have (9, 40 and 45), 1000 for each semiauto rifle (AR and AK), and 200-300 rounds for my revolvers and other guns that I don't shoot much. Also, about 2500 .22LR, but I almost never shoot .22, so that should last me a good long while. I'd like to double all of those amounts, but I'm comfortable that I won't run short. I don't get to the range nearly as much as I'd like to. If I did, I would keep more ammo on hand.

 

[451_Detonics]

When I was shooting Action Pistol competitively I would shoot 1000-1200 rounds per trip to the range and would be at the range 3-4 days a week, the two weeks before the Bianchi Cup it would be every day. Even today I can't remember when a range trip has been less than a couple hundred rounds the past few years. I reload so for me it is keeping an adequate supply of components on hand. Rounds I don't reload like 223 I know the bigger lot I buy the better the price so I tend to buy in large lots, a single case doesn't work for me.

 

[A 7.62 Exodus]

^This. I like shooting .22s, but have only purchased twice in the three years since Sandy Hook. My supply is still in pretty good shape. Being subject to the whims of mass murderers, anti-gunner tantrums, and panicked ammo buyers is for those who like paying higher prices and not finding ammo when needed.

HOARDER!!

 

[Bfish]

Whatever I have is not nearly enough!

This seems to be the perfect response!

It depends on how much you shoot, but having a case or two set back and then buying whatever you shoot seems to work well.

 

[actaeon277]

If anything, the ammo shortage should have warned people.
Does no good to have 10 guns, but none work after 50 rounds.